Climate and the Ripening Process

Climate (largely temperature) dictates phenology, vegetative growth, fruit set, berry development and, most importantly, ripening. Photo by Scott Summers
I frequently get into friendly arguments with colleagues and clients about the relatively high importance of climate versus soil to the concept of terroir, or wine quality in general. I am of the opinion t...

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